It's getting a bit groundhog day here at
Telegraph
HQ. As we pour over hot-off-the-press celebrity snaps, we're nearly always confronted with the same thing: a "sleb" dazzling in a Stella McCartney gown.

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But it's one dress in particular that's providing a fast ticket to red-carpet glamour.

Actress Kate Winslet was the first to take the plunge with McCartney's figure-hugging black number from the autumn/winter 2011 collection, risqué not only because of a sheer panel which sweeps down the side, but because, as a consequence, the wearer is forced to abandon all hopes of sporting any underwear.

Fashion-forward Winslet premiered the design back in March, but that hasn't stopped fellow Stella fan Liv Tyler trying a similar, peplum-adorned version, on for size.

Victoria's Secret model Doutzen Kroes was next to get in on the act, but obviously didn't get the memo about going commando. The seemingly shy 26-year-old proceeded to zap the dress of any sex appeal by opting to style it with a sheer slip underneath. Frankly, if we had a body like hers, we'd have done the opposite.

But it was Oscar-winner Colin Firth's other half, Livia Giuggioli, who has worn it best so far. Well fitted to her tanned bod (Winslet's looked a tad on the tight side), Giuggioli proved that you don't have to be a provocative screen star to look like a goddess in Stella.